Startups to Watch

Jul. 29

Written By Joanne Fedeyko

tl;dr

Sustainability as a Core Business Strategy: Businesses must integrate sustainability into their core identity, focusing on regeneration rather than exploitation. This approach enhances financial performance, employee satisfaction, and brand reputation.
Innovation and Supply Chains: Redesigning supply chains and leveraging technologies like AI and big data can drive sustainable practices and growth. Businesses must harness innovation to lead in sustainability and future-readiness.

Sahar Sam, Co-founder & Chief Science Officer @ Solaires Entreprises Inc. — Sahar Sam, Co-founder & Chief Science Officer @ **Solaires Entreprises Inc.**

**Solaires Entreprises Inc**. is a Canadian clean technology startup developing innovative photovoltaic solutions with cutting-edge perovskite technology. The company is pioneering the development of a new type of solar cell and photovoltaic module that, unlike traditional solar cells, can generate electricity from indoor and outdoor light while remaining light weight, thin, and low-cost.

**Jaime Zaporzan, Founder & CEO @ Kindr**

**Kindr** is a platform designed to bridge gaps in the fragmented social impact landscape, and optimize Social Return on Investment (SROI). By empowering impact organizations, individuals, and investors with value-added tools, data-driven insights, dynamic storytelling, and a global brain trust, Kindr accelerates quantifiable change for Earth's most pervasive challenges.

**Zora Chung, Co-Founder & CEO** @ **ReJoule**

**ReJoule** maximizes the value of electric vehicle batteries with its fast diagnostic platform. Target customers have a critical need to understand the health of their aging battery inventory like automakers and their aftermarket service providers.

**Vanessa Barboni Hallik, Founder @ Another Tomorrow**

**Another Tomorrow** is reinventing fashion as the best-in-class sustainability-native accessible luxury brand - B Corp certified with a fully digitized, transparent and circular business model and an evolving technology infrastructure to optimize for the new circular customer lifecycle.

Susan Yorke, Founder & CEO @ The Better Chocolates Food Innovation — **Susan Yorke,** **Founder & CEO** @ The Better Chocolates Food Innovation

This is why **FourX Better Chocolate**® is BETTER! Our Mission is to make Chocolate Healthier again. Finally Functional Chocolate with Benefits: 0g of Sugar added, 8g of Protein, KETO. With pure SuperFood Cacao, loaded with Antioxidants, Pre-Biotics, Vitamins and Minerals.

Delicious PURE Dark and Milk Chocolate Bites which are carefully infused, without alkali, with no artificial ingredients or chemicals. Soy Free. Gluten Free. Non-GMO Project Verified. 100% Single Source (no commodity trading beans!). Made only in Certified Bean-to-Bar, authentic factories close to the fields. Fair Trade Certified, and sourcing only from NGOs that support thousands of small farms and Families. Certified Women Owned and LGBTQ+ Owned. Founder Susan Yorke was excited to participate in the recent Women Funding Women launch event.

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Issue 22

Building Connections: From the Publisher, Joanne Fedeyko

Explore sustainable energy innovations and Edmonton Airport's hydrogen initiatives. Features women leaders and investment in health and sustainability.

Women Making a Difference - Grace Quan

Grace Quan's journey into clean energy began on Mt. Kilimanjaro, inspiring her focus on hydrogen energy.

Women Making a Difference - Rebecca Goldsack

Diesel Tech evolved from repairs to hydrogen innovation, offering a system that retrofits engines for cost-effective fleet decarbonization.

Edmonton Leading the Way on Decarbonization

Edmonton is a cleantech leader, excelling in hydrogen energy. Notable projects - Dow's net-zero facility & Varme Energy’s waste-to-energy plant.

Investing for the Public Good

Zoey Dash McKenzie created Public Ventures to bridge the gap between research and application.

Empowering Women, Unleashing Potential

Women Funding Women Inc. is closing the funding gap for women-led ventures, fostering community & providing investment support.

The Hydrogen Revolution

Edmonton International Airport leads in hydrogen innovation, aiming for hydrogen-powered flights and showcasing sustainability.

Unlocking Energy Efficiency

Arcus Power uses AI and machine learning to optimize energy consumption, addressing market needs with innovative solutions.

Startups to Watch

Sahar Sam, Jaime Zaporzan, Zora Chung, Vanessa Barboni Hallik, and Susan Yorke are pioneering innovations across clean tech, social impact, and sustainable fashion.